As a nursing student, you are observing a nurse draw blood via heel stick for a bilirubin check prior to discharge. You note incorrect technique when the nurse does what? 

Maintaining neonatal body temperature reduces

The nurse assessing a newborn knows that the most critical physiologic change required of the newborn is

Which action would best demonstrate evidenced-based nursing practice in the care of a patient who is 1 day postpartum and reporting nipple soreness while breastfeeding?

Which is the correct fetal position using the picture below?   

A 45-year-old male has been diagnosed with secondary syphilis. Which assessment findings would the nurse expect during this phase? 

A nurse is making a home-visit to a postpartum patient. The patient delivered 10 days ago via vaginal birth. The patient’s vital signs are: Temp. 98.9F, Pulse 80 bpm, respiratory rate 19 breaths/min, BP 110/72. The nurses also makes the following notes:  Breasts: soft, non-tender, no cracks/blisters noted. Uterus: Fundus firm, midline, 5 cm below umbilicus Bladder: no difficulty voiding, urine clear with no odor Bowels: normoactive, last BM yesterday Lochia: Serosa scant Extremities: homan’s sign neg., no warmth, redness or swelling.  Which finding indicates delayed involution?

The nurse is preparing a postpartum patient for discharge. For which reason does the nurse instruct the patient to call the primary care provider? (Select all that apply)

Match the followng with the correct term. 

A nursing clinical instructor is teaching a nursing student how to complete a postpartum assessment. The instructor helps the student understand the perineal assessment by using the acronym REEDA. Which description by the student indicates understanding?